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BATH TUB ATTACHMENT.

"Na 604,803. .Patened May 3l, MM.,

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lie it linowxtthat l, HENRY iblnAL'ss, a citizen ol' the United States, residing at New YYork, in the county off-Now 'York and Siate ol' Ne\\'Yo1-k, have i nvcnted certain noxvand usefulllnprovenients in Bath-Tub Attach.- lnents, of which the following,r is a inll and complete specification, such as will enable those skilledin thc art to which 'it appcriains to make and use the same.

".lhis invention relatos to hatllftul) att-achnlcnts for holding soap, brushes, and combs, a spongeJ and other articles of this class; and the object thereof is to provide ,an improved device of this class which is adapted to he connected with the side ol' the bath-tub and to 'lie removed therefrom when desired.

'lhe invention is fully disclosed in the folloilving,` specification, of which the accompanyingr drawings torni` a part, n--.vhich-- Figure l is a plan view of a hath-tub provided With my improved attachment; Fig. 2, a section on the line 2 f2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3, a section on the line 3 23 oi Fig. 1;'Fig- Il, a section on the line 2 L of Fig. l on an enlarged scale, and Fig. 5 a plan view of my attachnient on an enl. rged sca-lo, f

ln the drawings 'forn'iing part of this specification the like parte of my improvement are designated by the .saine numerals oi' reference in each of the views, and in said drawhigs l have shown at 5 a bath-tali which may he oi' any desired forni or construction, and in the practice of my invention I provide an attachment (i for the purpose 'herein specified, which is preferably composed. oi sheet metal.

The attachment (i is oblong in form and is divided'hy a transverse partition 7 into two separate compartments 8 and 9, and the conipartinent S is provided with a Idetachable receptacle 1G, which is preferably composed of nely-perforated metal and which is adapted to receive a cake of soap, and that portion of the compartment l8 below the detachable receptacle l0, or the sidewalls thereof, is preferably perforated, 'as shown at l1. The conipartment 9 is provided with a basket-shaped receiver 12, adapted to receive a sponge,-

wllich is preferably composed of wire, and the sido walls of said compartment, below sam receiver and tho 'bottoni thereof, vare also pref-- erably perforated, as shown at 1.3. The attachment is also provided with a hinged cover lit, and secured to the side 'thereof opposite said hin fred cover are spring-clamps 15, which are adapted to engage with or clamp, the side of the tub, and 'the attachment (.3 ishinged to said clamp, as shown at 1 o', by means ol' straps 2l, which are connected with said attachment, and said attachment is adaptedto be folded inwariflly i nto the tub, as shown 'in dotted lines in Fig. 2, when not in use, and the hinged cover l-i is provided with a springeateh 17, hy which it is held in :the closed position, and when the 'hath-tub is in use the.

attachment is folded outwardly, as shown in fnll lints in Figs, l and 2.

The attachment "3 is provided one end with Wire loops or rings 17, arranged one above the other, the lewe' ioop being sinailer than the ripper one, and these loops or rings are intendedto hold a glass, and the 'opposito end oi? the attachment is provided with a Wire frame 1S, which is divided transversely by a'iviro or wires li) into two separate oompartnontsorreeoivers, and in one of said compartments or receivers is placed a ring 2th and said frame or holder is adapted to hold a brush and a comb, which are inserted thereinto.

v flhe attachment (.5 may he made entirely of .vife` if do. red, and the bottom thereot` on the sido og msii. se hinged connection of the co' ,il is prei ded with. a wire orrrod. 22, which when the attachment is in the position shown in :inli lines in Figj) strikes against the side of the tnh and holds said attachment in a horizenti" position.

My improvement is well adapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended, and it will be apparent that changes in and modiication sof the constructionheroin described may he made without departing from the spirit of iny invention or sacrificing its advantages."t

t llayingfully describedmy invention,-I.

claire* as new and desire t'o secure byLetters l. v'An attachment for bath-tubs, eonsistin of air' oblong1 casing or receptacle which is d vided by a transverse partition into two compartments, one of which is adaptedto receive s ap, and thoother a sponge, said attachment being provided at its opposite ends with hold- ICD e somos.

ers or reeeivers for a glz'ses, and for a brush inged cover, and atthe opposite ends t'i ieof with holders or receivers' for aglass and brushes and other 'toilet articles, and said i attachment I )eingalso divided transversely into two separate compartments, snbstaw tially as shown. and described.

l 3. An attaelm'ient for bath-tubs, whieli is l foriii and open at the top, and provided with l open at thel top and oblong in forni, and provided wit-l1 a transverse partition, into two compartments, oneof said compartments lieing provided with a detachable perforated reeeptaele, and the other with an open receiver, and the walls oi said attachment below said detachable receptaeie and said receiver being perforated, substantially as shown and described. l

4. An attachment for bath-tubs, which is open at the top and oblong in form, and provided with a transverse partition, into two compartments, one of said compartments bein g provided with a detachable perforated receptacle, and the other with an open` receiver, and the Walls of said attachment belowsaid detachable receptacle and said receiver being perforated, said' attachment being also provided with hinged clamps by means of which it may be connected with the bath-tub, substantially as shown and deseroed.

In testimony that I el-aim tile foregoing as my invention I have signed my namel in presence of the subscribingwitnesses, this 6th day 4o of July, 1897.

HENRY ,STRAUSS Witnesses i SELroMAN HEYMAXN, MARK E. HARRIS. 

